| var. of sacchar- before a consonant: saccharometer. |
| a combining form meaning “sugar,” used in the formation of technical terms: saccharoid. |

| saccharo- or sacchar- pref. Sugar: saccharide. [From Medieval Latin saccharum, sugar, from Latin saccharon, from Greek sakkhar, from Pali sakkharā, from Sanskrit śarkarā.] |
saccharo- or sacchar-
pref.
Sugar: saccharide.